Where the Power Is: Indigenous Perspectives on Northwest Coast Art
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Where the Power Is: Indigenous Perspectives on Northwest Coast Art
By (Author) Karen Duffek
By (author) Bill McLennan
By (author) Jordan Wilson
Figure 1 Publishing
Figure 1 Publishing
7th June 2022
Canada
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Exhibition catalogues and specific collections
Carvings, masks, reliefs
704.0397
Physical Properties
Hardback
372
Width 254mm, Height 304mm
Description
Where the Power Is: Indigenous Perspectives on Northwest Coast Art brings together contemporary Indigenous knowledge holders with extraordinary works of historical Northwest Coast art that transcend the category of art or artifact and embody distinct ways of knowing and being in the world. Dozens of Indigenous artists and community members visited the Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia to engage with these objects and learn from the hands of their ancestors. The photographs and their commentaries speak to the connections between tangible and intangible cultural belongings; how art remains part of Northwest Coast peoples ongoing relationships to their territories and governance; Indigenous experiences of reconnection, reclamation, and return; and critical and necessary conversations around the role of museums.
Author Bio
Karen Duffek is the Curator of Contemporary Visual Arts and Pacific Northwest at MOA. Committed to supporting the activation of Northwest Coast Indigenous collections inside and outside the museum, her research, exhibitions, and publications focus on the relationships between historical and contemporary art practices, museum collections, communities, and art markets. Bill McLennan (19482020) was Curator, Pacific Northwest at MOA. His pioneering research with infrared photography resulted in The Transforming Image: Painted Arts of Northwest Coast First Nations (with Karen Duffek, 2000); this book and other achievements reflect his passion for researching the history and dynamics of Northwest Coast art, and for sharing his knowledge with others. Jordan Wilson is a Musqueam curator, writer, and PhD student in Anthropology at New York University. He has published on Musqueam and contemporary Indigenous art, and has co-curated two exhibitions at MOA: csnam, the city before the city (2015) and In a Different Light: Reflecting on Northwest Coast Art (2017).
